Job Description
POSITION PROFILE:
Are you passionate about supporting students and families and building strong partnerships within a school community? Joining our team as a School Based Family Resource Center (SBFRC) Program Coordinator could be your next step! As a Program Coordinator, you will play a key role in connecting students and families to resources, strengthening family engagement, and collaborating with school staff to remove barriers to student success. In addition to managing a caseload of students and families, this position coordinates student and family engagement events, an array of direct client support services, and connects parents and students to community-based resources. This position is 100% out stationed on a school campus.
The ideal candidate will have experience working with students and parents in a cross-cultural environment and will cultivate relationships while possessing independent judgment, adaptability, and creativity.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate events and engagement activities for parents and students, including leadership and mentoring activities and group facilitation.
- Connect and refer students and families to school/community information and services.
- Facilitate youth development and social-emotional learning (SEL) and positive youth development services through individual, group, classroom, and other program-based interventions, as appropriate to program needs.
- Perform client advocacy, referrals, and client follow-up.
- Maintain accurate, updated case files and compile statistical data as required.
- Develop and maintain communication and positive relationships with school staff, students, parents, and the community.
- Conduct outreach, recruitment, and retention of program participants.
- Collaborate with school and community partners.
- Attend relevant community, school site, and school district meetings and participate in all mandatory SAY, funder, and partner-related meetings.
- Serve as SAY SD representative and liaison between SAY SD, the school site and community partners.
- Take initiative, be self-directed, and work independently.
QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience, and Certifications):
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Child and Youth Development, Humans Services, or related field preferred
- Experience in case management, group facilitation, direct client service, and delivering curriculum-based interventions with youth and families.
- Experience coordinating events and collaborative activities
- Demonstrated experience working with diverse populations and cultures and socio-economic families
- Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred or other common newcomer language of community served by SBFRC.
- Experience working with school systems is highly desirable.
How To Apply:
Please visit http://bit.ly/SAYcareers which is our SAY Career Center to create a profile and submit your application online. You may have to register as a First Time Applicant User with ADP even though you are already signed up with ADP with your SAY email address. Create an account and then you can submit an application.
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